Holder for absorbent cotton.



W. J. DURANT.

HOLDER POR ABSORBENT COTTON. APPLIUATION FILED MAR. 1s, 1909.

933,537. Patented Sept 7, 1909.

WITNESSES INVENTO? ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM J'. DURANT, OF SPENCER, IOWA.

HOLDER FOR ABSORBENT COTTON.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 7, 1909.

Application filed March 18, 1909. Serial No. 484,108.

'To all whom 'it may concern: I

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usefnl in the ofices of surgeons an l ena lid 8 of the bodyis attachedby means of This invention relates to a holder adapted to receive a rollof absorbent cotton, and which is adapted to enable the cotton to bewithdrawn as desired, while at the same time it is fully protected fromdust and dirt.

The device is expected to be es e'cially pharmacists, and indispensaries and hospitals.

The invention consists in the construction and combination of parts to-be more fully described hereinafter and particularly set forth intheclaims.

Reference is to be had ing drawings formin a part of this specification,in which simi ar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts inall the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective of the device, representin the same asattached to a wall; Flg. 2 is-a ront elevation of the device,representing the outer cover .as raised; and Fig. 3 is a vertical crosssection through the device andv showing the manner in which the cottonmay be removed, and illustrating how it is protected by the outer cover.

Referring more articularly to the` parts, 1 represents the bo y ofthedevice, which is adapted to be constructed of sheet met'at and is in theform of an elo ated box. The rear wall `of this box is provlded withJflan s 2, which enable it to be attached to a wel by means of suitablefastenin devices or screws 3. The forward wall 4 o the body is providedat its lower portion with an 'opening 5, the horizontal ed es of whichare crimped inwardly so as to crm rounded lips 6 Vwhich will guide thecotton in` being unro1led.-` --.The cotton. is in the form of a roll 7,and is ada ted to be inserted asshown. In order to le the roll of cottonto be inserted, the

to the accompanyhinges 8*. The opening 5 is rovided with a door 9 whichis attached to t e upperedge of the opening by resilient hingesor springhinges 10. These sprin hinges tend tokeep the door closed, at whictime'itslower edgev Amovable lid andhaving 4l1 lies near the loweredgeof the opening 5, but it should not overlap the lower edge of theopening to any great extent. The outer side ofthe door is provided witha suit'- able handle l2, which enables the door to be pulled outwardlyso that the loose end 13 of the raw cotton may be drawn through thelower edge of the opening 5. The lower edge of the opening 5 is elevatedabove the bottom of the body so that the entire opening and the door 9therefor, may be concealed by an outer cover 14. The form of this coverisv clearly illustrated in Fig. l." It is simply an elongated memberwh1ch is dished on its 4inner side so as to provide a space for theinner cover, and the projecting loose end ot' the cotton roll. Thisouter cover therefore excludes the dirt from the cotton. It can beraised, as indicated in Fig. 3, so as to enable the lprojecting looseend of the roll to be seized so as to draw out a quantity of the cottonwhich can then be cut or torn oil". In this way the cotton roll is heldso as to be readily accessible, and at the same time it is plrlotectedfrom dirt and from the atmosere. p Having thus described my invention, Iclaim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent,- i,

1. A holder for raw cotton, comprising a body having a movable lid andhaving means for attaching the same'to a support,

said body having a wall with an opening therethrough, a door for saidopening, resilient means tending toclose said door, and an outer covernormally covering said opening and said door.

2. A cotton holder having a body with a the same to a support, said bodyhaving an opening in the `forward wall thereof, a-door having resilienthinges tending to close the same, and a dishedcover attached to saidforward wall and normally closing over said door and covering theprotruding extremity of the cotton.

means for attaching In testimony whereof I have signed my name to thisspeciiication in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM J .A DURANT.

Witnesses:v

G. A. HEALD,

HUGH A. EVANS.

